To expand beyond mechanistic metaphors of lean, six sigma and quality management methods, we can use organic metaphors to adopt an integrated, whole-systems approach to humanizing people-centered, person-centered and patient-care approaches to health and healthcare innovation.

Adopt Simple Rules We can use simple rules to design, build and lead peer health movements. Peer Health Movements = Learning relationships, organizations, communities and networks to facilitate reciprocal support and coaching.

The simple rules are divided into 2 clusters for:

Transformational Leadership Teams

Social Innovators and Changemakers

A. Thrive as Transformational Leaders

Change begins with opening our closed mindsets.

Communicate about how opening our own closed mindsets influences our relationship with others, and vice versa

Open mindsets to activate the imagination, energy and will of all stakeholders to distribute leadership and power

Inspire an unifying sense of purpose to generate passion for transformational change

Expand and align mindsets to lead peer health movements at all level

Cultivate changemakers to build peer health movements

We can use these simple rules to create social networks of transformational leadership development at all levels.

B. Thrive as Social Innovators and Changemakers

We must frame resistance to opening our closed mindsets as innovation learning opportunities